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The Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is hosting an exhibition titled "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" from January 30 to July 12, 2025. The exhibition explores how four midcentury modern homes in Champaign-Urbana, designed between the 1940s and 1990s, functioned as venues for artistic performances and cultural gatherings. These homes include the Margaret Erlanger House, designed by architect Jack Baker for dance professor Margaret Erlanger; Baker's own loft and studio; the residence of architect John Replinger and artist Dorothy Replinger; and the home of architect A. Richard "Dick" Williams. The exhibition aims to highlight the role of these residences in fostering avant-garde culture within the community. The exhibition has been curated by David Hays, Professor and Brenton H. and Jean B. Wadsworth Head, Department of Landscape Architecture; Kathryn Holliday, Randall J. Biallas Professor of Historic Preservation and American Architectural History, School of Architecture; Phillip Kalantzis-Cope; Jeffery S. Poss, Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture; and Jon L. Seydl, KAM Director. Read more in the Illinois News Bureau

Professor Sandra Ruiz teams up with abstract painter Daniel Hughes Noriega Vernola to combine poetry and poetics to create visual scores in a new exhibition in Brooklyn, New York.

Dimension 2024, the College of Fine and Applied Arts' annual magazine, was released this month and mailed out to over 37,000 college alumni and friends.

October is National Arts and Humanities Month, a celebration that recognizes the vital role the arts and humanities play in enriching our lives and communities. This month, we’re excited to highlight the exceptional work of our faculty, whose creativity, research, and dedication inspire students and elevate the cultural landscape. Through a series of features, we’ll showcase their diverse contributions and explore how their passions not only enhance our college but also nurture deeper understanding and appreciation of the world around us. Today we celebrate Serouj Aprahamian, professor in the Department of Dance!

Two professors from the College of Fine and Applied Arts, D. Fairchild Ruggles (Landscape Architecture) and Cynthia Oliver (Dance), have been named endowed chairs or professors. They are two of nine new endowed professorships on the U of I campus.

The College of Fine and Applied Arts is home to over 600 graduate students pursuing master and doctoral degrees in the arts. We are honored to have them here learning, teaching, researching, AND building, dancing, and making among us. Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week!